Help us help the City to fulfill the promise of a complete bike network

Hooray! On June 26, 2009, thanks to the effective grassroots strategies of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition and our members, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board voted to adopt the 2009 San Francisco Bicycle Plan (a 5-year master plan and ambitious roadmap) to improve the safety of bicycling and gave the green light to 45 Bike Network Improvement Projects which will add more than 30 miles of bike lanes across the city.

Bike lanes are now being striped all over the City and these links are really adding up and creating connections all across the city. Find out where the next bike lanes will be added here.

A Complete Bike Network for a Bike-Friendly San Francisco

people bicycling in San Francisco We're dedicated to completing the Citywide Bike Network because it's the best way to help more people feel safer and more comfortable bicycling in the city. And it's not just the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition who believes this, it's official: the San Francisco City Charter orders the City (by way of the Municipal Transportation Agency) to develop a safe, interconnected bicycle circulation network, and the Transit First part of the city charter declares that bicycling shall be promoted by encouraging safe streets for riding, convenient access to transit, bicycle lanes, and secure bicycle parking.

A Complete Bike Network for a Livable San Francisco

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's #1 goal is the creation of the citywide bicycle network to link every neighborhood with bike lanes, separate bike paths, or traffic-calmed, slow-speed streets so everyone the age of 8 to 80 will feel safe bicycling to school, work, shopping, and for fun.

When the citywide bicycle network is complete, the whole city benefits:

Safer Streets:

Studies show that streets with bicycle lanes are more than twice as safe for people bicycling as streets without bike lanes. When the bike lanes were installed on Valencia Street, pedestrian injuries dropped 15%.

More Choices for Mobility:

Most people — even out-of-shape people — can make a five-mile bike trip, which takes you to most places in the city. Since such a trip only takes about 30 minutes, it's faster than Muni and about equal to driving and parking a car. It's also totally reliable: you'll never get stuck in traffic or waste time looking for parking!

Less Congestion:

Surveys show that one in two San Franciscans would ride if streets had bike lanes and were more inviting for bicycling. Official City counts show bicycling activity increases, on average, by 50% after a bike lane is added, including these noteworthy increases where bike lanes have been added in the past: Howard St. (300% increase); Valencia St. (144%); Arguello (67%).

Benefits the Local Economy:

People bicycling are more likely to stop and shop in local stores.

Better Health:

A safe Bike Network means you can get the benefits of exercise while going about your daily business.

Please become a member of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition and support our work to make streets safer.